Rig Veda · 8.31.16

Rig Veda 8.31.16 — Various Deities

Verse 16 of 18 from Sukta 8.31 (Various Deities) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.31.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न यजमान रिष्यसि न सुन्वान न देवयो | देवानां य इन मनो ...

IAST Romanisation

na yajamāna riṣyasi na sunvāna na devayo | devānāṃ ya in mano ...

English Translation (Griffith)

Ne’er are ye injured, worshipper, presser of juice, or pious man. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.

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